I’m so happy to share this beautiful cover, designed by Mae I Design. I hope you love it as much as I do. (No sharing until tomorrow, please!)

There’s just a little less than a week until When It’s Over is released. I’m excited to share it with you – finally. Thank you much for your patience and for checking in with me to ask how it’s going. I appreciate it all so much.

Please ‘like’ my Facebook page for frequent updates. And be sure to let me know what you think of the cover – and of the book!

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Dear Readers,

I know many of you have been frustrated by the delayed release of When It’s Over. I truly apologize. As most of you probably know, I’m an indie author. Though I love to write, I have to maintain my day job to support my family. And don’t forget I’ve got three little ones to take care of! While I did plan to release the book many months ago, life simply got in the way.

As much as I wish I could write full-time, and deliver a new book every other month, unless my book sales turn a profit, that won’t be possible. I would, however, love your help in publicizing my books and making that happen! I would be incredibly grateful for it, and it would be a dream come true for me.

I’m fortunate to be working with author promoter Ebony McMillan. She handles my street team, and I would be thrilled if you joined!

Meanwhile I’ll let you know that if you liked the hot scenes in When It’s Love, you are going to LOVE When It’s Over. The hotter the better, right?

And now for the release date announcement…… FEBRUARY 24, 2015!

Stay tuned for your chance to vote on the cover and for sneak previews.

I wish you all a happy and healthy new year, and I’m deeply grateful for your support. If you have questions, feel free to reach out anytime.

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If you haven’t noticed by now, When It’s Love has a brand new, hot, and sexy cover. The cover was done by the very talented Regina Wamba of Mae I Design, just in time for Valentine’s Day. To celebrate the new cover release and the most romantic day of the year, I’ve teamed up with #1 Bestseller MJ Summers, author of Break In Two, for a special giveaway.

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Around Valentines’ day, a box of chocolates might easily cost $50-100. But, don’t worry! You don’t need to spend big bucks to get good chocolate. There is plenty of fantastically delicious, decadent, and beautifully packaged chocolate that fits your budget. It will make your woman feel loved and treasured, and you’ll have enough cash to buy her flowers, too!

White Chocolate heart-shaped shells are tinted all-naturally to a light pink hue then filled with luscious Fluer de Sel caramel. This mild, crunchy sea salt is harvested by hand on the island Ile de Ré off the west coast of France and considered to be a delicacy worldwide.

Don’t think for a minute that you have to buy fancy European chocolate to make your woman happy. I have yet to make a friend who doesn’t adore Hershey’s Kisses. This special Valentine’s Day heart shaped tin is filled with red and silver covered chocolates. If you asked me to choose on gift on this list, hands down, this would be it.

So, let’s say you do want to buy fancy Swiss chocolate this year. You can’t go wrong with Lindt’s Lindor Hearts Gift Bag. The LINDOR heart features LINDOR truffles recipe in milk chocolate and rendered in a heart-shaped format and beautifully wrapped in red foil. Holds approximately 17 hearts.

Each gift bag is finished with a pink satin bow. When you break its shell, LINDOR starts to melt and so will you.Lindt chocolate embodies the passion and expert craftsmanship of its Lindt Master Swiss Chocolatiers. Lindt delivers a unique chocolate experience offering a distinctly smooth and rich, gourmet taste.

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Release day is here! This is a huge milestone in my life – the release of my debut novel, When It’s Love. Writing this book was a giant effort, and I’m really proud of myself for pulling it off. It was a lot to tackle on top of family and a full time job!

I’m thrilled and honored that my first readers have enjoyed When It’s Love so much. Here’s what other authors are saying about it:

“WHEN IT’S LOVE” is an engrossing story full of passion and secrets. I devoured it in one sitting.” – New York Times Bestselling Author Teresa Mummert

“Emma Lauren is an amazing new voice that you must read. Her writing breathes fresh life into the new adult genre. I can’t wait to see what she does next!” - New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Lauren Hawkeye/ Kate Laurens

“Enticingly erotic, WHEN IT’S LOVE will have you up all night!” – USA Today Bestselling Author Melody Grace

“WHEN IT’S LOVE is a gripping story that I just could not put down. It kept me up until 4:00a.m. I can’t wait to read more from Emma Lauren.” – Bestselling Author Missy Johnson

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Those of you who already know me are probably aware that I’m crazy about 80s music, especially 80’s love songs. So, naturally, I got writing inspiration from the likes of Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, Wham, Tears For Fears, Madonna, INXS, Duran Duran, U2… And since When It’s Love takes place during the days just before Christmas, I listened to Wham’s Last Christmas A LOT! I have loved that song since junior high. It brings back memories of my childhood unrequited love. I also listened to Feed the World. Do you guys remember that song? (Or if you’re younger than me… Have you ever heard it?) Gorgeous Christmas song.

My favorite love song of the 80’s (or maybe of all time), IMHO, is Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time. The lyrics are so simple and the melody is so romantic.

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Professor Sparling is so out of my league. What he could he possibly see in me? But he sees something, obviously, because he reached out to me, and I don’t want to lose his interest. What I feel for him is pure passion and I’m exploding with it. Of all the intense emotions I’ve experienced in life– rage, fear, depression and frustration – this passion is the only one that’s felt impossible to contain.

My hands are shaking as I type: Professor Sparling, I wanted to impress you because I’m drawn to you.

If only I could write just how drawn I am to him. But that would come across either way too romantic, or way too forward. It’s not like I can just write to my professor that I spent half of the time in his classes thinking about either kissing him for two hours straight, or unzipping his pants. I can’t even say that I’ve been waiting fourteen weeks for him to really notice me. But most of all, I can’t tell him that he’s the one I believe can lead me out of the dark places where all I feel are shame and grief. I want to end my internal ache, push the pain away, and live the life of a normal college student. College years are supposed to be carefree, but I haven’t gone to any parties. I never even go out for dinner unless the Harts invite me over to Ottawa Estate, or Henry drags me somewhere. All I’ve wanted to do at Addison is be at home alone with my cats. My most social activity is watching movies with Henry. This little online flirty exchange, though, is giving rise to the part of me that has been totally shut down. Apparently along with the sadness inside my body lives a full-fledged diva, and these emails are waking her up like a kiss from Prince Charming. The diva’s voice is nothing like that of my withdrawn, anti-social persona who always dresses in gray and thinks she can’t compete with the Melanies of the world.

I stare at my computer screen waiting for a reply. It comes within seconds.

Sydney, Please call me Paul. And tell me, to which part of me are you drawn?

Call him Peter? No way. I can’t think of him as Paul. Not yet, at least. Part of the appeal, after all, is the fact that he’s my professor. I bet he’d like it if I dressed up as a schoolgirl in a teeny pleated, plaid skirt. I’m sure he would teach me a lesson or two!

I can’t believe this is happening. I am flirting with Professor Paul Sparling, man of my dreams, or at least man of my sexual fantasies. I wished for this a million

times, but I never expected it to come true. And I never imagined it would begin with email.